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CONFIRMED Arsenal team at Chelsea – Ozil OUT

Arsenal were already up against it this weekend, as the fifth round of games in the Premier League season sees the Gunners travel to Stamford Bridge to take on the reigning EPL champions less than three days after facing the Ge4rman club FC Cologne in a Europa League clash, so the last thing Arsene Wenger needed was to lose one of his key players.

But that is what the football press was reporting was the case this morning, with out German playmaker Mesut Ozil having picked up an injury despite being left out of the squad on Thursday. Apparently i8t is a muscle problem but Wenger’s problems are increased by the fact he played Alexis Sanchez against Cologne in order to get the striker fit, so he does not start today either.

Instead it is Alex Iwobi who comes in with Lacazette and Welbeck in attack, while the two wing backs and Nacho Monreal keep their places from the end of Thursday’s game, with Koscielny and Mustafi making up the back three and Ramsey and xhaka in central midfield.

He has never become the boss, not in Arsenal, nor in Real Madrid. He only routinely creates those predictable “chances” and does not fight like what Messi, Sanchez, Isco, Modric, Iniesta and Xavi always do.

I am glad Wenger kept the same hardworking players in the front. Give Iwobi chances to play in Ozil’s position for at least five matches and let’s see what our wonderkid can do.

When a creative force loses his marker time and time again and has a great game to add to the three points, it means he bossed his duel. We know he’s not a scrapper, but there are other ways to boss a game, Bergkamp bossed many ..with and without the rough stuff. Marhez bossed many two seasons back.

The English “fans” only know brawling bossing, but it is not effective at the world level. English football has not been world beating due that brawling style.

Bossing is about getting the job done without being noticed, and that is Ozil. Sadly, he is unappreciated by English Arsenal fans. Maurinho has built a team and he needs someone to “boss” the attacking middle.

Maybe because Iwobi started the Community shield in the absence of Ozil, am not sure but I think its the same team that started that game is here today apart from Elneny, Holding, that replaced Mustafi and Ramsey….

But Community shield is a different kettle of fish to an important PL match at the Stamford bridge…

As usual wenger sabotage the team before match. Alexis welbeck lacazette would be a hardworking, high pressing forward line. Its forward pressing that led to us beating chelse in 3-0 and fa cup final. Their defenders make mistakes when pressed like cahill did vs alexis.

This might have played into our hands a little if Alexis had of kept himself in good nick. I hope it still does, we need Iwobi and Danny to be on it, esp Iwobi as he can be a creative force when he wants to be. These two will help our wingbacks more I hope and help give Ramsey Xhaka a hand. They could be big players in this game if they can push themselves, Danny will try, I hope Iwobi just throws the shackles off. COYG!!!

Henry just did a great analysis on sky sports of what Arsenal should be playing like at the start of the game. Then him and Carragher explain how they will play instead. Ramsey bomb forward, midfield empties, CB exposed.

We didn’t get burned down that wing because Bellerin is in his position, Mustafi and the lads are in theirs, with Iwobi being the first line of defence out wide, Welbeck similar on other side but came central more. At times we looked 352, Welbeck Lacazette the two and Iwobi covering Bellerin.

that was a great performance! i really loved it and the fans in the stadium have shown that they will love and stop being quiet if they see that the team fights for it and to the ‘fans’ on here who always repeated that they are happy as long as the tactic and the teams fight and mentality is on point i hope you keep your word and credit wenger and the eleven who are playing right now, show to sanchez and özil what you can do without them, COYG

It was our defensive shape is why he made that call, and I agreed with it. Just a pity that Danny went off later, because then it would’ve been Alexis Iwobi Lacazette. Our shape won us the point, in the past we’d have lost most likely due to wanting more of an attacking threat.

resilient, organised, compact, and playing for each other happy with the point and the team they were solid. we didnt win but that’s ok very positive and hopefully we build on that performance, more of the same please!

If it were Mourinho that pulled a draw in the backyard of a top team….it would be “he got his game plan spot”…” it was genius”. Given we started the season badly…..I will give Wenger thumbs up for this.

all the doom and gloom mongers sort your miserable existence out we are the arsenal we go to other grounds and we take control – as far as confidence goes this will do us wonders. we only need a few quality tweaks here and there.

Good point Waal2waal. it were Mourinho that pulled a draw in the backyard of a top team….it would be “he got his game plan spot”…” it was genius”. Given we started the season badly…..I will give Wenger thumbs up for this. Some Arsenal fans need to learn to support the team irrespective and get rid of negativity.